Open dataset · CC BY 4.0 · v2026-07-14
Rent Agreement Stamp Duty in India
Stamp duty, deposit treatment, registration rules and e-stamp portals for 14 Indian states — checked against each state's own Stamp Act and gazette notifications, not against other websites.
What this dataset does not know
Every table like this one on the internet is presented as if it were uniformly reliable. This one is not, and it says so. We track two dates per state: when the law was last checked, and when the procedure — the portal, the steps a citizen actually follows — was last checked. They decay differently. 9 of 14 procedures below have never been verified against a primary source. They are marked. Treat them as unknown, not as true.
We learned this the hard way: Karnataka's law stayed correct while its procedure went obsolete in January 2026, and we told paying customers to find a stamp vendor for six months after the state had moved e-stamping fully online.
| State | Format | Stamp duty | Deposit | Registration | Law checked | Procedure checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Lease Agreement | 0.4% of the total rent for an agreement under 1 year (the 11-month default); leases of 1 year or more are charged on average annual rent at higher slab rates (0.5% and up) | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases exceeding one year (12 months) | 2026-06-30 | never checked |
| Chandigarh | Lease Agreement | 2% of the average annual rent plus 3% of the security/advance, for leases up to 5 years (Chandigarh Revenue Department schedule); registration fee is 1% of annual rent (max ₹10,000) | Counted | Registration is optional for agreements up to one year; mandatory only for leases exceeding one year | 2026-07-14 | never checked |
| Delhi | Lease Agreement | 2% of average annual rent for the lease period — minimum ₹100 | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months but recommended for legal protection | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-14 |
| Gujarat | Lease Agreement | Flat ₹500 for residential agreements under 1 year (Gujarat Stamp Amendment Act 2025); 1% of average annual rent (min ₹1,000) for 1-5 year terms | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory for more than 1 year | 2026-07-14 | never checked |
| Haryana | Lease Agreement | 1.5% of one year's average (annual) rent for leases below 5 years (3% for 5-10 years); deposit not counted | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory for 12 months or longer | 2026-06-30 | never checked |
| Karnataka | Lease Agreement | 0.5% of (average annual rent + security deposit), capped at ₹500 | Counted | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months but recommended for legal protection | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-14 |
| Kerala | Lease Agreement | Flat ₹500 stamp for a residential agreement under one year (raised from ₹200, effective 1 April 2024). Registration is optional for 11-month terms; if you register, the fee is about 2% of the agreement value | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases that exceed one year (Registration Act 1908, ss. 17–18) | 2026-07-14 | never checked |
| Madhya Pradesh | Lease Agreement | Flat ₹500 for an agreement under 1 year (incl. the 11-month default); 0.1% of (security deposit + average annual rent) for 1-5 year terms, with higher slabs above 5 years | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for terms of one year or more | 2026-06-30 | never checked |
| Maharashtra | Leave & License | 0.25% of (total rent for the term + 10% per annum interest on the refundable security deposit) — minimum ₹100 | Counted | All leave & license agreements must be registered | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-14 |
| Rajasthan | Lease Agreement | Stamp duty is a term-based slab percentage of the property's market (DLC) value (plus a 20% surcharge), with a separate ~1% registration fee if registered. Because it depends on the property's value, use the official e-Panjiyan calculator for the exact amount. | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases that exceed 12 months (or reserve a yearly rent) | 2026-06-30 | never checked |
| Tamil Nadu | Lease Agreement | 1% of the total rent payable over the agreement term (plus any premium/fine); deposit not counted | Excluded | All rental agreements must be registered under the 2017 Act | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-14 |
| Telangana | Lease Agreement | 0.4% of the total rent for the lease term — minimum ₹50 | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months but recommended for legal protection | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-14 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lease Agreement | 2% of the total rent for the full term plus the deposit/advance, with a minimum of ₹100 and a maximum of ₹10,000 (UP Stamp Act, Schedule I-B, Article 35) | Counted | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases that exceed 12 months (or reserve a yearly rent) | 2026-07-14 | never checked |
| West Bengal | Lease Agreement | An 11-month agreement is executed on nominal stamp paper (typically ₹100, by convention). A lease over one year is taxed at the conveyance rate (5-7%) on 2× the average annual rent (3× for 10-30 year terms), plus a 1% registration fee | Excluded | Registration is optional for agreements up to 11 months; mandatory only for leases exceeding one year | 2026-06-30 | never checked |
“Never checked” means exactly that — nobody has verified it against a primary source. It does not mean the figure is wrong; it means we will not vouch for it.
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